---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 1.733"
title: "47"
number: "1.733"
heading: "Status conference."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/1.733"
---

# §1.733. Status conference.

- (a) In any complaint proceeding, the Commission may, in its discretion, direct the attorneys and/or the parties to appear before it for a status conference. A status conference may include discussion of:
  - (1) Simplification or narrowing of the issues;
  - (2) The necessity for or desirability of additional pleadings or evidentiary submissions;
  - (3) Obtaining admissions of fact or stipulations between the parties as to any or all of the matters in controversy;
  - (4) Settlement of all or some of the matters in controversy by agreement of the parties;
  - (5) Whether discovery is necessary and, if so, the scope, type, and schedule for such discovery;
  - (6) The schedule for the remainder of the case and the dates for any further status conferences; and
  - (7) Such other matters that may aid in the disposition of the complaint.
- (b)
  - (1) Parties shall meet and confer prior to the initial status conference to discuss:
    - (i) Settlement prospects;
    - (ii) Discovery;
    - (iii) Issues in dispute;
    - (iv) Schedules for pleadings;
    - (v) Joint statement of stipulated facts, disputed facts, and key legal issues; and
  - (2) Parties shall submit a joint statement of all proposals agreed to and disputes remaining as a result of such meeting to Commission staff on a date specified by the Commission.
- (c) In addition to the initial status conference referenced in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, any party may also request that a conference be held at any time after the complaint has been filed.
- (d) During a status conference, the Commission staff may issue oral rulings pertaining to a variety of matters relevant to the conduct of a formal complaint proceeding including, inter alia, procedural matters, discovery, and the submission of briefs or other evidentiary materials.
- (e) Status conferences will be scheduled by the Commission staff at such time and place as it may designate to be conducted in person or by telephone conference call.
- (f) The failure of any attorney or party, following reasonable notice, to appear at a scheduled conference will be deemed a waiver by that party and will not preclude the Commission staff from conferring with those parties or counsel present.

## Notes

### Amendments

[83 FR 44832, Sept. 4, 2018]

### Source

Source: 28 FR 12450, Nov. 22, 1963, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. chs. 2, 5, 9, 13; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 47 U.S.C. 1754, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[83 FR 44832, Sept. 4, 2018]